Aftershock with Robert Reich

Robert Reich examines the aftermath of the economic meltdown arguing that there is a structural problem with an increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top, and a middle class that has had to go deeply into debt to maintain a decent standard of living. He argues that history shows that such a disparity leads to ever greater booms followed by ever deeper busts. Series: Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley [1/2011] [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 20481]

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Education

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• Robert Reich
• economy
• debt
• financial crisis

[LittleDesertFlower78]

@FabiusMaximus1000 Why would u evn say that?? (I swear, I'll NVR undrstand a willfully ignorant - yet proactively critical! - mentality.)

I've nevr trolld round on pages re: issues/platforms I disagree w/.. Completely unwilling 2 listen 2 what they say.. Jst posting arbitrary negative remarks. Its ludicrus behavior!

I admit, I talk sh!t about FoxNEWS.. But then agn, I also WATCH Fox! ("Know thine enemy", duh! That way u aint 'dumb defaultn'.)

A: Look up "Who Runs the World?" by M. Ricciardi

[FabiusMaximus1000]

@trish58290 Oh, you really got me! Maybe my "Y" key got stuck from a hemp seed or something?

[trish58290]

@FabiusMaximus1000

You didn't watch this, and you already know what is being said? This coming from a guy who can't even SPELL Keynesian...

[goog2k]

In 1979, the top 1% got 9% of GDP. Last year the top 1% took 23.5% of our GDP!

Forbes' 400 Americans' combined wealth is now MORE than the combined wealth of 50% of Americans - PolitiFact.

Corporations paid an average 6.6% income tax, and many, like G.E., paid NO federal taxes last year, even though they made $14 billion!

In 2010 American CEO's gave themselves an average 27% raise!

Welcome to our new American "Corporate Plutocracy!"

Yes, GOP/Tea Party, let's please cut taxes on the rich again?

[FabiusMaximus1000]

I admit I haven't watched the video, I don't need to. I can predict what these factory produced Kenesians will say before they say it. They assume there has to be a master manipulator of freedom.Who exactly is "concentrating the wealth" he speaks of?

[japandata]

@biozamadotcom As opposed to a 7 figure if he had been working on Wall Street? Come on.

[biozamadotcom]

He goes after construction workers

not wall street banksters who he has a relationship with

[danger0usknowledge]

Reich one of the greedy six figure educators? An economist who would be earning much more on Wall St, don't cha think winky dink? I love how the republican PR machine works. 1989, after 8 yrs of Reagan, 160 Bn in taxpayer $ to S&L's 2008, 8 yrs of Cheney, trillions to banks. And Obama's a socialist? 2003, AG's from 50 states petition Cheney to end predatory mortgage lending. 2004, FBI reports predatory mort. lending "out of control" . Cheney's response? 2004, 30-1 credit reserves.

[biozamadotcom]

@fieldnegro66

He is one of the greedy, you dope.

In fact, educators like him are now demanding mid 6-figure retirement pensions to go with their salaries.

[maxtubatube]

I cannot believe only 391 people worldwide before me have seen this.

What can I say. Thank you for posting. Thank you for filming. And thank you

Robert, always brilliant.

Thank you.